Three undocumented immigrants were arrested in Northern Virginia last week as a part of a massive crackdown on people unlawfully present in the United States.

Against the backdrop of federal job cuts and funding freezes, the Virginia legislature passed several budget amendments and bills aimed at improving healthcare, education and housing while killing a proposal to remove the car tax and tabling a bill to permit a sixth locality to build a casino.

The state is home to  over 144,000 federal employees, according to a December 2024 congressional report- but factoring in commuters working in Washington, D.C. and Maryland, the number rises to over 300,

That question—whether Trump’s large-scale reordering of the federal government will result in any kind of popular backlash—will be put to the test soon, with Virginians set to vote in their traditional off-year gubernatorial election this November.

Officials are touting data centers as an economic boon while acknowledging concerns over how the land is being used.

The Education Department is investigating whether five Northern Virginia school districts violated Title IX and one of President Trump’s recent executive orders by allowing transgender students to use their chosen name and pronouns at school and access ...

Due to winter precipitation over the last two weeks, the Department of Environmental Quality has lifted drought advisories for 28 localities.

The Education Department will investigate the policies of five Virginia school districts that allow transgender students to use spaces matching their gender.